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Example: invoice PDF

Use the sample data below to understand how to get from a document (= template, here: DOCX in Microsoft Word) to a rendered report (= result, PDF in Ninox).

Understand the example

  1. 1.
    Create a database from the NINOX backup file from the sample data below.
  2. 2.
    Once the database is created, open the Invoice table, click any record, then click the Print icon.
  3. 3.
    View the 2 layouts:
    1. 1.
      en_invoice_template -> refer tooption-a-without-a-custom-script​
    2. 2.
      en_invoice_template_without_JSON -> refer to option-b-with-a-custom-script​
  4. 4.
    Open Microsoft Word or another text editor to view the MS Word template A (Option A) and B (Option B).
    1. 1.
      Depending on which template is used, you either work with or without a custom script.
  5. 5.
    In Ninox, select a layout, then click the Print icon. Select This record to download the final result, a rendered PDF report.
    1. 1.
      Both MS Word templates A and B result in the same report. All roads lead to Rome.
      😉
      ​
Note: For both layouts, we use a global function to correctly display currency.

Sample data

What
File format
EN
DE
Notes
MS Word template A
DOCX
no custom script needed, refer to Option A: without a custom script​
MS Word template B
DOCX
requires custom script, refer to Option B: with a custom script​
rendered report
PDF
watermark on PDF only appears in this demo
database
NINOX
​
custom script
JSON
​
global function
JSON
​
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